Malik Nabers' Latest Comments Should Make Giants Fans Happy

While there was some debate as to whether or not Malik Nabers would suit up for the New York Giants' season opener last week, he did, and he was impactful.

Nabers logged six catches for 69 yards on a team-high nine targets in the Giants' win over the Dallas Cowboys, and while he didn't break off any huge plays, he, at the very least, looked comfortable.

The former first-round pick is now off the injury report heading into Week 2 against the Los Angeles Rams, and while speaking to reporters this week, Nabers explained how he felt following his first game in nearly a year.

“A little sore, but manageable," Nabers said.

That is to be expected considering that Nabers tore both his ACL and his meniscus last September and hadn't seen live-game action since.

The 23-year-old added that he was "rusty" versus the Cowboys, which should certainly make Giants happy to hear. Not that he was rusty, but that Nabers played that well while still not being 100 percent.

“Just got to get back into more of the football mentality of getting north,” Nabers said. “Just taking a picture of the defense, know where everybody’s at. I left some yards out there, I left some plays out there."

There was one instance in particular during the second half where Nabers made a catch inside the Cowboys' 30-yard line and tried to avoid a defender by breaking right, only to be tripped up. Nabers angrily slammed his first into the turf afterward.

"I feel like I could’ve scored on probably two of them if I just run straight, get more yards. So, I kind of think the most frustrating thing about it was just like I left a lot out there that I could’ve got," Nabers added.

We know how good Nabers is when he is right, and just his presence on the field alone is a game-changer for New York.

And for someone as "rusty" as Nabers was in Week 1, he certainly looked pretty good throughout the affair.

We'll see how Nabers performs against the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night.